Mahabharat Episode Discussion Thread #7 - Page 101

1. Sharva Shrest Dhanurdhar...Karna may try to claim the title, but it is Arjuna's.

2. He won Panchali's Swayambar and changed the fortune of Pandav

3. He was a major player in defeat of Drupad -- leading to creation of Draupadi

4. He is responsible for Khandav van

5. He acquired divya aastra including Shivjee's

6. In Viraat war he alone defeated all Kaurav Maharatis

7. He defeated Bhishma, Karna, and Jayadrath

8. He lead the ashwamdeha

and exactly what you said abt the actors' visibility...clearly when the show started shaheer was the most famous and to an extent probably the only widely known face...so one wud notice how he was always given the leader's frames instead of yuddhi or bheem...like whenever there wud be a promo it wud be arjun- the hero against dury-the villain...or sometimes against karna which was more in tune with the epic...

thankfully that stopped around the time when yuddhi was crowned king...basically after their marriage...i dont begrudge the Mahanayak his greatness or prominence at all...bt like i said before..he was great by his own merit..he doesnt need to hyped...

bt i think now that the show has become popular and all the actors have attained some modicum of attention and appreciation and popularity...

especially ppl like rohit...its not needed anymore...

If Arjun was over glorified here, let us not forget, they also did not show keechak and his public molestation and yudi reprimanding drau and acting totally passive. So they r trying to keep a balance.

To those who asked how yudi plays dyut now, during vanvaas he wss given the skill by some sage, name not coming in mind now. During agyatvaas he was a skilled player.

There appears a misconception about the 'complaint'.😕 a) It's not directed to anyone. Rather a trend in general. b) Would I like 'Bhim divestment'!? Far From it, from very beginning I am complaining his under role. Personally, out of four Heroes- Krishana, Arjun,Draupadi, Bhim- he is most constricted here, and I protest. c) But the eldest two??😕 Even a casual viewer can see the ridiculous extent of the distortions towards their preservation. How would I not??

- But there is intent-full propagation too about incognito eldest. Amazingly, while slightest deviation on 'star Nayak' would be seized upon as technical invalid, some most bogus implants on a specific ensemble would be touted as fine 'adaption'! Even then it's their prerogative, as is mine to state the 'recurrence'; Not the type that states genuine distortions- which I too dislike. The type, that one invariably comes across here- sooner than later-, is about 'Preference to Arjun'. In various forms and volumes. How MB is subverting, suppressing or highlighting everything to press Mahanayak, etc...🤢

d) Last, 'the actors and fan following'. I never knew Shaheer Khan before. He is doing fine job. But Primarily for me it is Arjun the character. From the earliest encounter with Indian mythology- through ACK or through mythological fables told to a child, to gradual reading of various books and critiques on the Epic, The Image of a Heroic truthfulness, sincerity and courage that emerges, is Arjun. He never boasted anything and yet he achieved everything! Vyas is weaving his story around Krishna, Arjun, Draupadi and Bhim. For an ethereal and incomparable Epic like Mahabhaarat, every single character is well etched and important; Right from Lord Krishna to a barely mentioned Pratikamin. But epic revolves around these Heroes. Esp. Krishna and Arjun. Vyas eulogises the Two. So how can any telling about Mahabharat would become overemphasis w.r.t. them? Anyway, each to their own.😆

Absolutely bang on. So why give others glory to him as well

Thank God they didn't show him answering yaksha questions lol